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Ten-Year Urban Forestry Action Plan
(2016-2026)
The National Ten-Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan is developed by and for the Plan Vision
urban forestry community. The plan’s purpose is to expand awareness of the benefits that our urban
forests, including green infrastructure, provide to communities throughout the nation, and increase Urban And Community Forests Increase
investments in these urban forest resources for the benefit of current and future generations. The Sustainability, Wellness, and Resilience
plan provides specific goals, actions, and recommendations for improving the status of urban and in All Communities.
community forestry for the United States and its territories. The plan also identifies research needs,
messaging and communications needs, and innovative funding and collaborative opportunities
for urban forestry initiatives. Notably, this plan also serves as a framework for funding and Plan Mission
recommendation priorities developed by the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Help All Communities Create Urban and
Council (NUCFAC) for the U.S. Forest Service’s National Urban and Community Forestry program and Community Forests that are Diverse,
National Challenge Cost Share Grants. The urban forestry community, including the Forest Service Healthy, and Accessible for All Citizens.
and other applicable Federal agencies, are to use the Action Plan as a guide to implement and expand
urban and community forestry for the next ten years.
Goals and Strategies
7. Increase Public Awareness and 1. Integrate Urban and Community Forestry Into all Scales of Planning
Environmental Education to Promote
Stewardship A: Support inclusion of trees and forests as elements of all community
comprehensive and master planning efforts.
A: Create environmental education programs B: Support the integration of urban forestry into all scales of city,
that focus on urban and community forestry regional, and state-scale master plans.
issues. C: Launch a public awareness and education
B: Create a nationwide urban forestry public campaign to elevate recognition of the value
awareness and education campaign. of urban trees and urban forests ecosystems as
C: Increase engagement of undeserved and essential contributors to community sustainability
minority communities in urban forestry Goal 7. Education and resilience.
establishment and stewardship. D: Increase community capacity to use urban
and Awareness trees and forestry in public space planning,
Goal 1. Planning infrastructure, and private development.
6. Diversify, Leverage, 2. Promote the Role of Urban and
and Increase Funding Community Forestry in Human
for Urban and Health and Wellness
Community Forestry Overarching
A: Increase funding Goal 6. Funding Principles A: Expand opportunities for
and grants for urban collaboration with the health
and community 1. Advance health and community.
forestry. wellness of forests, B: Champion a nationwide
B: To leverage and diversify funding, ecosystems and people. marketing campaign that links
expand collaboration between urban trees to human health and
forestry and related fields, agencies, 2. Maximize community and Goal 2. wellness.
and sectors. ecosystem sustainability. Human Health C: Plan, design and manage
urban forests to improve human
3. Build community and health and wellness.
natural ecosystem resilience D: Develop tools to improve
and highlight the relationship
5. Improve Urban and between improved public
Community Forest health, wellness, and urban
Management, Maintenance, and community forestry and green
and Stewardship Goal 5. Management infrastructure.
A: Improve urban and community forest Goal 3. Diversity, 3. Cultivate Diversity, Equity, and
management, maintenance, and arboricultural Equity and Leadership Leadership Within the Urban Forestry
practices. Community
B: Develop comprehensive programs, policies,
and resources for enhancing urban forestry Goal 4. Environmental A: Increase diversity, equity, and accessibility in
stewardship. Health urban and community forestry.
C: Promote for better use of technology and B: Engage under served communities in urban
tools in urban forestry. and community forestry.
D: Facilitate expanded research and delivery 4. Strengthen Urban and Community Forest C: Develop effective leadership at all levels to
of scientific findings to all stakeholders. (See Health and Biodiversity for Long-Term Resilience build a national voice for urban forestry.
Research Agenda) D: Increase workforce development opportunities
A: Increase the biodiversity, health, and resilience and green jobs in urban and community forestry,
of trees in urban and community forests. with particular attention to under served
B: Foster resilience, restoration, and sustainability communities.
of urban and community forests facing climate E: Promote expanded collaboration, training
change challenges. and communication within the field of urban
C: Support use of urban forests for increasing and community forestry to build workforce
community food resilience and access to local professional development.
foods.
Visit the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Website for more Information
The USDA Forest Service has funded the development of the Ten-Year Action Plan for the
National Urban and Community Forestry Council. This infographic was produced by the University
of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation, 2015. These organizations are equal
opportunity providers.
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